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Great Lakes - Great Ships - Great Concerns by Stacy Niedzwiecki

Immanuel Lutheran Church has double the amount of artists from the 2009 event – thirty in total!

Tonight (Friday, September 24th) will be the public reception, from 6-8pm. I strongly encourage you to come up and see the exhibits from artists from Michigan, other states, and other countries from around the world!
Reception details on Facebook

Come take a peek at what terrific art will be waiting for you when ArtPrize kicks off on September 22, 2010:

Hosted Artists
Bev Tippmann
Brikena Boci
Cassandra Swierenga
Dawn Hollister
Debra Lake
Edwin Moody
Frank Newmyer, Jr.
Holly Uecker-Herman
James (Randy) Sottovia
James Foster
Jerry Zayac
Jessica Zimmermann
Joanna Eden
Joey Salamon
Joy Schroeder
Joyce Dunlap
Joyce Kilmer
Larry Underwood
Linda A. Witkowski
Matt Kowalczyk
Matthew Davey
Raymond Austin
Renee Suschil
Richard Elaver
Scott Rosema
Sharon Wollman
Stacy Niedzwiecki
Thomas Lopinski
Wanda Aikens
Woody Walters

It’s the large, beautiful Gothic church located at the corner of Michigan and Division – next to VanAndel Institute. Most anyone coming into Grand Rapids can see the church high on the hill, now in the shadows of the buildings coming up in the Medical Mile district. The present sanctuary was dedicated in 1890.

At the time of this blog post – there were about 20 artists being hosted at Immanuel. The number of entries you could enjoy here during ArtPrize 2010 may even be greater by July 1 – when all venue/artist connections must be complete.

I look forward to partnering with Immanuel Lutheran during ArtPrize. The Church graciously granted me permission to use an interesting glass block wall area to display my exhibit. I chose the area on a whim while visiting the church. The glass wall caught my eye during a tour, as it is shaped like a “wave” and had the reflective qualities of water. It will serve as an excellent background to my Great Lakes images.

Click on the blueprint below to see in larger detail – the curved yellow line indicates where you’ll find my exhibit starting September 22, 2010.

ArtPrize PDF Venue Map 1:
http://media.mlive.com/grpress/entertainment_impact/other/artprize-1.pdf

ArtPrize Venue Map 2
(the downtown detail inset – which was accidentally omitted in Sunday’s GR Press):
http://media.mlive.com/grpress/entertainment_impact/other/artrprize2.pdf

Find Stacy at Venue #55 – SanChez Bistro!

SanChez Bistro
38 W. Fulton St.

I’m officially endorsing Derek Maxfield and Jason Hackenwerth as ArtPrize artists you MUST go see and vote for!

Jason Hackenwerth

will be using latex balloons to make fantastic, magical sculptures, and is exhibiting at:

UICA
41 Sheldon Boulevard SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

In addition to his fantastic installation, Jason will be creating an army of wearable sculptures that will be on the loose all over Grand Rapids!

Derek Maxfield

The winner of numerous ice sculpting competitions – will be creating his artwork via a live exhibition, and an underwater colored ice and snow sculpture, with a main focal point being a of a stylized tiger shark swimming through its habitat.

His unique attraction will be set up in a freezer truck parked at:

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Stacy Niedzwiecki

I’m exhibiting an inspirational photographic journey though some scenic locations throughout the Great Lakes State. The Michigan Moments photography series is on display at:

San Chez Bistro & Cafe
38 W Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Jason, Derek and I encourage you to support us and cheer us onto one of the Top Ten Prize Artists! What does that mean?

SanChez Bistro Mezzanine 1

I’m officially announcing my ArtPrize venue space  – it’s at SanChez Bistro and Cafe!

The area where my work will display – is 36′ long and about 3′ wide. The existing mural will be covered, and my pieces will be hung over the same space.

There is existing track lighting (more could be added) and I also hope to incorporate some sort of flat-panel multimedia component.

This is a very large area, and much work will need to be done in order to have it looking fantastic by September 23, when the public voting starts.

SanChez Bistro Mezzanine 2

I’m searching for people who are willing to help defray the expenses of such a large installation – in exchange for receiving a piece of artwork from the display. Please contact me directly if you may be interested. This will be a fantastic one-time opportunity to pick up a piece of artwork at production cost.

Stay tuned for more details on which images will be incorporated into the final display!